Personal Injury Attorneys collect Money to pay Accident Victims

by Art Gibb, freelance writer on behalf of of The Law Office of Curtis P. Leonard ( 16-Jul-2012 )

Personal injury law deals with the fallout of having a life altered by a serious accident. Whether harm was caused on the job or being the victim of a car accident, the individuals that find their life suddenly in disarray can hire a lawyer to help them make sense of an injury from a debilitating accident. Faced with the loss of an income, their monthly living expenses and mounting medical bills, a person that is hurt through no fault of their own has the right to contact a personal injury attorney. Orlando residents that find they are no longer able to support them self or their family after an accident can seek restitution for their financial losses from the person that is responsible for their injuries.

In many cases that involve an accident the person that is responsible will have their insurance company pay for the damage to a vehicle (in an automobile collision) that may also cover some of medical expenses that have been incurred. But more often than not the insurance coverage is not enough to pay for all of the losses that the injured person has. Before signing a settlement agreement or waiving the right to hire an attorney anyone that has been hurt seriously should contact a Central Florida attorney and have their situation reviewed to make sure that they are going to be made whole by the person that has caused them both physical and emotional harm.

Although the law protects drivers by requiring every motorist to have insurance most people are not aware of what the high costs of an extended medical stay in the hospital will cost or what expenses may be incurred as the result of a lost income. What the insurance company does not pay is left up to the individual responsible for the accident to cover out of their savings account, the sale of their home and garnishments from their future income earnings. This is where an attorney that practices personal injury law can go after the money that will pay for the recovery of their client and pay for their loss of income to cover the household expenses.

Suing a person after their insurance company has paid out the full amount of coverage that is included in the driver's insurance policy a person that is the victim of a car accident can claim everything that they have lost and all that is coming to them as a result of another person's negligence behind the wheel. By hiring a personal injury attorney Orlando accident victims can be compensated in full for their lost wages and mounting medical bills as well as receive damages for emotional and mental stress associated with the trauma of their injuries.

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